South American Championship 1924 - Definition and Overview

The eighth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from October 12 to November 2, 1924.

CONMEBOL asked the Paraguayan Football Association to organize it, but it refused because they lacked the infrastructure for such an event. However, the association did organize it, and as means of honouring the recent Paris 1924 gold medalist Uruguay, it was held in their country.

This tournament is called Copa América since 1975.

The participating countries were Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. Brazil withdrew from the tournament.

Matches

Each team plays one match against each of the other teams. Two (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

• Half-time scores are in brackets

October 12, 1924

Argentina

0 - 0 (0-0)

Paraguay

--:-- - Parque Central, Montevideo Ref: Angel Minoli (Uruguay)

October 19, 1924

Uruguay	5 - 0 (1-0)	Chile	--:-- - Parque Central, Montevideo Ref: Eduardo Jara (Paraguay)
Petrone 40'
Petrone 53'
Zingone 73'
Romano 78'
Petrone 88'

October 25, 1924

Argentina	2 - 0 (1-0)	Chile	--:-- - Parque Central, Montevideo Ref: Angel Minoli (Uruguay)
Sosa 5'
Loyarte 78'

October 26, 1924

Uruguay	3 - 1 (1-1)	Paraguay	--:-- - Parque Central, Montevideo Ref: Alberto Parodi (Chile)
Petrone 28'		Rivas
Cea 66'
Romano 83'

November 1, 1924

Paraguay	3 - 1	Chile	--:-- - Parque Central, Montevideo Ref: Servando Pérez (Argentina)
I. López		Arellano
I. López
Rivas

November 2, 1924

Uruguay

0 - 0

Argentina

--:-- - Parque Central, Montevideo Ref: Carlos Fanta (Chile)

Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Eff Uruguay 5 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 83.3% Argentina 4 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 66.7% Paraguay 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 50.0% Chile 0 3 0 0 3 1 10 -9 0.0%

South America Championship Winners: URUGUAY (5th title)

Goal Scorers

4 goals

• Petrone

2 goals

• I. López Rivas
• Romano

1 goals

• Sosa Loyarte
• Arellano
• Cea Zingone